Products & Inventory
Inventory Management: Stock Levels, Low-Stock Alerts & Valuation
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Inventory gives you one accurate stock figure per product across every channel, with health bands that flag what needs restocking and a valuation of what your stock is worth at cost and at retail.
Stock health bands
Products are grouped into out-of-stock, low, caution and healthy bands. The dashboard and Action Center surface out-of-stock and low items so you can act before sales are lost.
Valuation at cost and retail
Inventory valuation multiplies quantity by cost per item (and by price) to show the capital tied up in stock and its potential retail value — essential for cash-flow planning.
How stock changes
Stock decreases when you sell on any channel and increases when you receive a purchase order. Online syncs reconcile quantities with your stores.
Step-by-step
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Review the health bands
Open inventory to see out-of-stock and low items first.
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Check valuation
Use the stock-value figures to understand capital tied up.
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Reorder early
Raise a purchase order for items trending low.
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Receive stock
Mark POs received so quantities increase automatically.
Frequently asked questions
Is stock shared between channels?
Yes. There is one quantity per product; every channel reads and decrements the same number.
How are low and out-of-stock defined?
Out-of-stock is zero; low is a small remaining quantity. These bands feed dashboard alerts.
What is days-of-cover?
An estimate of how long current stock lasts at your recent selling rate, available in the turnover report.
Troubleshooting
Stock differs from my store.
Run a product sync; scheduled syncs also reconcile quantities periodically.
Valuation looks low.
Valuation at cost needs cost per item set on products.
Related guides
Managing Products: Your Catalogue Across Every Channel
Your unified catalogue and the fields that power profit and stock.
Purchase Orders & Suppliers: Replenish Stock and Track Spend
Order stock from suppliers, receive it into inventory, and track spend.
Reports & Analytics: Dashboards, PDF, CSV and a Custom Builder
Dozens of ready-made reports plus a build-your-own engine — exportable to PDF and CSV.